﻿Excellence in Physiotherapy﻿

Hands-on therapy

Exercise rehabilitation

Understanding your injury

Our aim is to provide long term management solutions to injury rehabilitation and prevention. Our clients range from elite level and recreational athletes to those with non-athletic and workplace injuries.

Saunders Sports & Spinal is an innovative Physiotherapy practice located in Adelaide CBD, South Australia. We are recognised nationally and internationally for our expertise in patient treatment, research, fitness, and injury prevention strategies.

Saunders Sports & Spinal has been established since 1990. During this time, the clinic has been responsible in managing numerous athletes at the elite level. These athletes have been from Olympic and Commonwealth Games, AFL, Athletics, Cricket, Golf, and Tennis to name a few.

Whilst we are recognised for treating elite athletes, our patients range from children to the elderly and also to those with non-athletic and workplace injuries. Our approach is adaptable to the patient's needs as we ensure that everyone is provided with the best possible care using the latest in scientific evidence based research combined with proven treatment methods.

At Saunders Sports & Spinal, we have a strong focus on manual therapy / hands on treatment and this has been the foundation of the clinic since it's inception. Exercise therapy and patient education are also strong components of the clinic in the attempt to provide long term solutions to injury rehabilitation and prevention.

Dr Steve Saunders

Steve is a well renowned Physiotherapist with over 25 years experience in the treatment and management of musculoskeletal injury and dysfunction. He is recognised nationally and internationally as a leader of performance management and has been a keynote and invited speaker at numerous international conferences.

Steve is currently the High Performance Manager – Director of Sports Science and Medical Services at the North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL. His approach to injury management and prevention has resulted in significant reductions in player injury rates whilst maximising player performance. Before commencing with NMFC, Steve was a consultant to numerous AFL teams and many other sporting teams and organisations such as the US Ski team, Cricket Australia, the South Australian Cricket Association, Athletics Australia, the UK Sports Institute, and more recently the National Basketball Association.

Steve completed his PhD candidature in 2007 at the University of Queensland investigating the motor control mechanisms underlying control of the lumbo-pelvic region during human locomotion in normal and low back pain subjects. He has published works in internationally peer-reviewed journals and continues to develop management strategies based on scientific evidence-based practice.

The current Physiotherapists at Saunders Sports and Spinal have all been personally trained and hand picked by Steve to continue the high quality patient care and service that the clinic is renowned for. Steve continues to provide consultancy services to the clinic by reviewing patient cases and assisting on an as needs basis.